The 91 minute film is an investigation into how the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) destroyed data on their 2004 study that showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. April is National Autism Awareness Month.

Vaxxed was accepted to premiere this week at the Tribeca Film Festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff. Last week, in an interview on the Today Show, De Niro explained why the documentary was rejected by the New York festival and reasons why people need to see it.